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Former "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe opens up about his awkward dating history.

When it comes to his love life, Daniel Radcliffe is far from a wizard.

The former "Harry Potter" star reveals to Parade magazine that battling evil on the big screen or performing a live song and dance number on a Broadway stage (as he did in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying") is a cake walk compared to going on a date.

Before he met current squeeze Rosie Coker (a former production assistant on the last "Harry Potter" film), the 22-year-old actor admits he was a mess.

"I hated dating, because I'm crap at it! With Rosie, I didn't know what was appropriate, like on which date you're supposed to try and kiss her," Radcliffe says.

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"I went to kiss Rosie and at the last minute lost my nerve and ended up kissing her neck, which is a very intimate place to kiss somebody on the second date. Fortunately, she just found it really funny."

Radcliffe, who takes on his first big post-Potter movie role in the upcoming horror thriller "The Woman in Black," then ticks off all the qualities that make him a less-than-ideal boyfriend.

"I mean, I'm a mess around the house. I talk nonstop. I become obsessed with things. And she listens to it, and she loves me for my oddness, my awkwardness – all of those things that I hate about myself."

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"There are lots of times when I'm a very good boyfriend, but there are times when I'm useless."